Winter Weather, St. Francis
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -90.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 2017
An upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017. One to three inches of snow was reported north of a Helena-West Helena, Arkansas to Corinth, Mississippi line.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017. One to three inches of snow was reported north of a Helena-West Helena, Arkansas to Corinth, Mississippi line.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 11:05 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 11:05 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Event by event
12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Lee
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Phillips
- When
- January 6, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell across northern Phillips County.
Winter Weather, Cross
- When
- January 6, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cross forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.296, -90.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Crittenden
- When
- January 6, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.208, -90.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Lawrence
- When
- January 6, 3:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one inch of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Craighead
- When
- January 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Craighead forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.831, -90.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Poinsett
- When
- January 6, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Poinsett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.574, -90.663 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Randolph
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.342, -91.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one inch of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Clay
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.368, -90.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one inch of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.118, -90.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one inch of snow fell.
Winter Weather, Mississippi
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.764, -90.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About one to two inches of snow fell.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Debris Flows in California, January 6 to 12, 2017
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 6 to 11, 2017
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 9, 2017
- Sleet and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 6, 2017
- Sleet in Louisiana, January 6, 2017
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 2017
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6 to 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2017
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 2017
- High Wind in Alaska, January 6 to 9, 2017
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 6, 2017
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2017
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 677642, 677643, 677644, 677640, 677641, 677631, 677637, 677639, 677628, 677629, 677633, 677638.